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Autographs: opera singers A - B N.B. Items are not shown to scale with each other, and measurements are approximate All prices are in GB Pounds Go to Make a Purchase to buy any of these items and for terms and conditions Go to Autographs A-H, Autographs I-Q and Autographs R-Z for full list of items | | | | | | Theo Adam - born 1926, German bass-baritone, best known for Wagner roles (Sachs, Wotan, Dutchman) and recordings of Bach cantatas - 4 x 6 inches (10.5 x 15 cm) autographed photo, inscribed "Theo Adam, Wotan 1970". £25 | | 
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| Licia Albanese - born 1913, Italian (now American) soprano; sang for many years at the Metropolitan Opera New York, and is best remembered for her Puccini roles - 8 x 10 inches (20 x 25.5 cm) large autographed photo showing her as Manon Lescault, inscribed "To Guilham Bleirad, cordially, Licia Albanese, Met Opera House". £36 | | 
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| Lucia Aliberti - born 1957, Italian soprano - 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm) autographed photo, with dedication in Italian. £10 | | 
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| Thomas Allen - born 1944, British baritone, one of the greatest lyric baritones of the late 20th century; an incomparable (Rossini) Figaro, (Mozart) Count and Billy Budd - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, inscribed "best wishes, Thomas Allen". £15 [ref: TA1] | | 
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| Thomas Allen - born 1944, British baritone, one of the greatest lyric baritones of the late 20th century, an incomparable (Rossini) Figaro, (Mozart) Count and Billy Budd - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, inscribed "best wishes, Thomas Allen". SOLD | | 
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| Norman Allin - 1884-1973, British bass, famous for his resonant basso-profundo voice, heard in some of the earliest HMV complete recordings of opers (Bartolo in Glyndebourne's 1930s Le Nozze di Figaro) - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, inscribed "Best wishes for a quick recovery, from Norman Allin". Condition: fragments of paper on reverse where item has been glued in album. £28 | | 
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| Herbert Alsen - 1906-1978, German bass, sang at Vienna State Opera, ROH Covent Garden, Glyndebourne and the Metropolitan Opera, a famous Osmin and Rocco, and sang Pogner under Toscanini; most famous as a superb Sarastro - 4 x 6 inches (10.5 x 14.5 cm) autographed photo, inscribed "Herbert Alsen, 30.1.44". £35 | | 
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| Luigi Alva - born 1927, Peruvian tenor, particularly noted for his Rossini and Donizetti roles, many of which he recorded for EMI in the 1960s - 4 x 5.75 inches (10 x 14.5 cm) autographed photo, inscribed "Cordialmente, Luigi Alva, Salzburg 67". £40 | | 
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| Giacomo Aragall - born 1939, Spanish tenor, particularly noted for his Cavadossi - 4 x 6 inches (10.5 x 15 cm) autographed photo showing him as Romeo in Bellini's I Capuletti e I Montecchi at La Scala Milan, 1966. (The card spells his name as "Aragal"). £25 | | 
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| Francisco Araiza - born 1950, Mexican tenor - autograph on 6 x 3.5 inches (14.5 x 9 cm) white page from autograph book (clearer than shown on scan), together with 5 x 7 inches (13 x 18 cm) unsigned publicity photo. The pair. £12 | | 
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| Sheila Armstrong - born 1940, British soprano - 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm) autographed photo, inscribed "Best wishes, Sheila Armstrong". £18 | | 
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| Rosemary Ashe - born 1953, versatile British singer/actress, with career in opera, music theatre and TV - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo. £10 [ref: RA1] | | 
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| Rosemary Ashe - born 1953, versatile British singer/actress, with career in opera, music theatre and TV - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm)autographed photo, inscribed "Best wishes, Rosemary Ashe". £10 [ref: RA2] | | 
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| Arleen Auger - 1939-1993, American soprano with a superb coluratura voice, more popular in Europe than in her native USA - 4 x 5.5 inches (10 x 14 cm) autographed photo showing her as Sandrina in Haydn's Lohnt sich Nich. Scarce. £40 | | 
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| Isobel Baillie - 1895-1983, British (Scottish) soprano, regarded as one of the greatest ever oratorio singers (The Messiah, The Kingdom, Serenade to Music) - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard, inscribed "Sincerely, Isobel Baillie". Autograph nicer and clearer than appears on scans. £40 | | 
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| Agnes Baltsa - born 1944, Greek mezzo-soprano, a fine actress and a wonderful Carmen - 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm) autographed photo. £22 | | 
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| Rose Bampton - 1908-2007, American soprano who started as a contralto, making her debut at the Metropolitan Opera New York in 1932; a notable Leonora (Il Trovatore), Donna Anna and Alceste, later moving to Wagner roles - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (8.5 x 14 cm) autographed photo, with dedication in Italian, dated 1948. £20 | | 
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| Cheryl Barker - Australian soprano, a fine actress particularly noted for Puccini (Tosca, Cio-Cio-San, Mimi) with Opera Australia, English National Opera, Houston Opera and Royal Opera - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo. £12 | | | | 
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| Josephine Barstow - born 1940, British soprano, a fine singing actress with a huge repertoire (Violetta, Musetta, Lady Macbeth, Salome) - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo. £12 | | 
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| Teresa Berganza - born 1936, Spanish mezzo-soprano, particularly fine in Mozart and Rossini roles - 4.75 x 6.5 inches (12 x 17 cm) autographed photo. £28 [ref: TB1] | | | 
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| Teresa Berganza - born 1936, Spanish mezzo-soprano, particularly fine in Mozart and Rossini roles - 6.75 x 9.25 inches (17 x 23 cm) large autographed photo showing her as Cherubino. £32 [ref: TB3] | | 
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| Kurt Bohme - 1908-1983, German bass - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo showing him in Der rosenkavalier, inscribed "Baron Ochs - Kurt Bohme 3.vi.60". £25 [ref: KB1] | | 
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| Kurt Bohme - 1908-1983, German bass, best known as Baron Ochs in Der Rosenkavalier - 4.25 x 6 inches (10.5 x 15 cm) autographed photo, dated 5.6.58. £20 [ref: KB2] | | 
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| Franco Bonisolli - 1938-2003, eccentric Italian tenor, a notable Manrico, Calaf, Rodolfo and Cavaradossi - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo showing him as Verdi's Otello. £15 [ref: FB1] | | | | 
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| Franco Bonisolli - 1938-2003, eccentric Italian tenor, a notable Manrico, Calaf, Rodolfo and Cavaradossi - autograph on 6 x 3.5 inches (15 x 9 cm) white page from autograph book, signed at ROH Covent Garden 1985. £10 [ref: FB2] | | | 
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| Umberto Borghi - Italian tenor - 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm) autographed photo, inscribed "Umberto Borghi, Verona 1965". £18 | | | | 
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| Ian Bostridge - born 1964, British tenor - 5 x 7 inches (12.5 x 17.5 cm) autographed photo. SOLD | | | | 
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| Audrey Bowman - American dramatic soprano, sang at ROH Covent Garden in late 1940s and early 50s, a noted Queen of the Night as well as Wagner roles - autograph on 6 x 4.75 inches (15 x 12 cm) green card, inscribed "All best wishes, Audrey Bowman, Covent Garden Opera 1950". £12 | | 
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above: detail of autograph | Rosina Brandrum - 1846-1907, British contralto, creator of many Gilbert and Sullivan roles including Lady Blanche, Katisha, Dame Carruthers and the Duchess of Plaza-Toro - 5.5 x 3.5 inches (14 x 9 cm) autographed postcard showing her as the Countess de Champ Azur in Veronique, postally-used in 1904. Scarce. £75 | | | | | |
| Owen Brannigan - 1908-1973, British bass - 6.25 x 8.5 inches (16 x 21 cm) autographed photo, inscribed "Kind wishes, Owen Brannigan". Condition: paper page glued to back, and stain lower-left corner as shown on scan. SOLD | | 
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| Wolfgang Brendel - born 1947, German baritone, a noted Mandryka in Arabella - autograph on 6 x 3.5 inches (15 x 9 cm) white page from autograph book, inscribed "21.10.85 Conte di Luna, Wolfgang Brendel", signed after performance of Il Trovatore at ROH Covent Garden. £10 | | 
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| June Bronhill - 1929-2005, Australian soprano, best remembered for operetta roles at Sadlers Wells - 4.75 x 6.5 inches (12 x 16.5 cm) autographed photo, inscribed "Dear Joyce, Thank you for your kind letter. Good wishes, June Bronhill". £32 | 
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| Gre Brouenstijn - born 1915, Dutch soprano, a notable Tosca, Aida and Elizabeth (Don Carlo), particularly at ROH Covent Garden; and Eva, Sieglinde, Elizabeth and Gutrune at Bayreuth - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, inscribed "fur Hans, Gre Brouenstijn, 1962". £20 | | 
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| Renato Bruson - born 1936, Italian baritone noted for his dignified and noble interpretations of Verdi and Donizetti roles - 5 x 7 inches (13 x 18 cm) autographed photo showing him as Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor in Palermo, dated 1976. £24 [ref RB1] | | 
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| Renato Bruson - born 1936, Italian baritone noted for his dignified and noble interpretations of Verdi and Donizetti roles - autograph on 5.75 x 3.5 inches (14.5 x 9 cm) white paper page from autograph book, dated 1986. £10 [ref:RB2] | | 
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| Isobel Buchanan - British (Scottish) soprano - 8 x 10 inches (20.5 x 25.5 cm) large autographed photo. £25 | | 
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| Stuart Burrows - born 1933, British (Welsh) tenor, a regular at ROH Covent Garden and the Metropolitan Opera New York (Don Ottavio, Lensky, Alfredo, Fenton, Faust) - autograph on 6 x 3.5 inches (15 x 9 cm) white page from autograph book, signed after performance of Faust at ROH. £10 [ref: SB1] | | 
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| Stuart Burrows - born 1933, British (Welsh) tenor, a regular at ROH Covent Garden and the Metropolitan Opera New York (Don Ottavio, Lensky, Alfredo, Fenton, Faust) - 5 x 7 inches (12.5 x 18 cm) autographed photo. £20 [ref: SB2] | | 
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